Where does “kexti” come from?

kexti (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kexti (Old Prussian): braided hair

Definitions

  1. braided hair

Ancestry of “kexti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ →